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Soviet support of North Vietnam during Indochinese Wars
Balaš, Jan ; Čížek, Martin (advisor) ; Litera, Bohuslav (referee)
This thesis deals with Soviet support of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam since its formation in 1945 until the end of the Second Indochina Conflict. Based on the study of secondary sources, this work tries to chronologically describe its development with highlighting the crucial moments that have influenced soviet support. Through this research, this work concluded that the intensity of soviet support was directly dependent on the current needs of Soviet foreign policy in relation to the Cold War and relations with the Western powers, respectively within the communist bloc and relations with China. As to relations with the West, the Soviet Union sought to improve those relations and the support to the Vietnamese communists held to the extent that it did not directly abolish these efforts. As regards relations with the West, the Soviet Union sought to improve and support the Vietnamese Communists in particular, to the extent that it did not directly abolish these efforts. In the context of China, this work points to the opposite phenomenon. The power struggle within the Communist bloc and the struggle for influence in Vietnam has, on the contrary, provoked increased support in efforts to overcome its competitor. The main contribution of this work is a comprehensive chronological analysis of the...
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The Evolution of American Contrainsurgency in the Vietnam and Iraq Wars
Reif, Tomáš ; Raška, Francis (advisor) ; Bečka, Jan (referee)
The United States was throughout the history engaged in several conflicts which had a character of counterinsurgency. These are - among others- War in Vietnam and second War in Iraq. These two conflicts are examined in this diploma thesis. Author poses a question how did counterinsurgency tactics evolved in both conflicts. The second question is whether the United States implemented counterinsurgency experiences from Vietnam War in Iraq War and if so, how they were implemented. The United States developed several counterinsurgency programs and the most of them were successful - they prevented Vietcong from spreading its influence in South Vietnam. However these programs were often poorly financed, or they did not gain enough support from The US Army, because the Army prefered conventional approach in fighting against communists. The United States fought a conventional warfare in the first few years of Iraq War and it had not succeeded in garnering popularity among civilians. The change came with a new commander- general David Petraeus. Petraeus was inspired by the experiences from the Vietnam War (and other conflicts) and he concentrated his effort on providing safety to Iraqi population. This strategy paid off and the Army had much less losses during his command then during the pre - 2007 period....
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The Reflection of the Vietnam War in American Cine from the End of the 1960s to the Beginning of the 2000s.
Porš, Jaroslav ; Kovář, Martin (advisor) ; Soukup, Jaromír (referee)
(in English): This thesis deals with the second war in Indochina (American Vietnam War), its causes, course, political and international contexts and, in particular, its representation in American cinema in the second half of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first century. In the main part of this thesis, I introduce the most important films dedicated to the Vietnam War while comparing and showing the different approaches of directors to this topic. I present films that deal not only with the war in Vietnam, but also topics that are immediately connected to it, such as the draft, returning veterans and their problems or war heroes. For each movie I endeavor to show the artistic quality or flaws and emphasize the political attitudes of the directors and their relationship to the Vietnam War.
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Photographic essay of yestrday and today (comparison of media image of war conflicts in news periodicals)
Havlovicová, Anna ; Lábová, Alena (advisor) ; Láb, Filip (referee)
The diploma thesis Photographic essay of yesterday and today (comparison of media image of war conflicts in news periodicals) presents comparison of the visual image of photographic essay of the 50s and 60s - the classical photojournalism period, with the contemporary one. The diploma thesis examines photographic essay, using war photography as an example. For clarity, photographic essays from two major war conflicts are examined. The pictures published in the American news magazine LIFE dealing with the Vietnam war are used as an example of the photographic essay produced during the classical photojournalism era of the 50s and 60s. Photographic essays published by the members of VII Photo Agency committed to the Iraq war serve as an example of the contemporary work. This thesis analyses the individual photos and the visual image of photographic essay on the whole, too. The aim of the diploma thesis is to demonstrate that modern technology highly affects the visual image of today's photographic essays.
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Johnson and Vietnam. The influence of Vietnam War on President Johnson's decision to not seek re-election in 1968
Rudyšar, Rudolf ; Calda, Miloš (advisor) ; Bečka, Jan (referee)
The fucused bachelor thesis "Johnson and Vietnam. Impact of the Vietnam War on the decision of President Lyndon B. Johnson not to run in the presidential elections in 1968" deals with the attitude of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson to the Vietnam War, and examines how Johnson's steps taken in the Vietnam issues affected his decision in March 1968 not to seek and not accept the nomination for another term as the US president. In Johnson's Vietnam War era, the war after Tonkin incident escalated. President Johnson as a fervent supporter of the 'Domino Theory' tried to fulfill in Vietnam two objectives; firstly to prevent the communist threat, secondly to establish a democratic government in Vietnam. The main research method used is the analysis of the sources and literature, the source of all the resources the author is seen solely in terms of their research questions. The work is divided into seven chapters. In conclusion, the author answers the main research question and shows that the Vietnam War was very important reason that why Johnson resigned from his second candidacy. In consideration of the impact of the war on president Johnson decision author states that it has been the count of all the factors at work described and the Johnson's feeling of helplessness combined with a his sense of...
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Reasons for American Intervention in Vietnam
Trubačová, Zuzana ; Tůma, Oldřich (advisor) ; Smetana, Vít (referee)
This thesis examines reasons for American intervention in Vietnam. It ranges over the period of the years 1950 - 1965, from the initial stages of American involvement in Vietnam to the onset of the full-scale war with the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV). The thesis investigates the decisive moments which eventually influenced the further development of American presence in Vietnam. In assessing the respective events the emphasis is put on the international political context, the US foreign policy toward Indochina/Vietnam, the decision- making process on the highest political and army levels, the relationship between the superpowers, and the personal beliefs of single international players. In the first part of the thesis close attention is paid to the initial phase of the American intervention - getting involved in the affairs of South-East Asia and ending with the Geneva Accords. The second part is focused on the critical years of 1963-1965 that set the scene for the subsequent escalation of the Vietnam war.
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American opposition to the Vietnam war
Vítek, Tomáš ; Anděl, Petr (advisor) ; Smetana, Vít (referee)
This thesis deals with antiwar opposition during the Vietnam war. It contains interval between the 1950s and the year of 1968, from the movement for nuclear disarmament to the end of presidential tenure of Lyndon B. Johnson. The biggest stress lays upon interval between 1965 and 1968, thus the conflict itself. Thesis examines the roots and main representatives of antiwar movement, whether they were individuals or organisations. Furthermore it briefly summarizes situation in Southeast Asia and follows subsequent growing of american military presence. In the next part it describes escalation of the war and simultaneous emergence of antiwar movement. In the part of 1965 till 1967 it observes not only the development, spread and establishment as social current of the movement, but also inner and outer conflicts and its interconnection with civil rights movement. It examines the methods, which were used by the movement and also its relationship tomajor society. In the last section it draws attention to the year of 1968, which profoundly changed the perception of the Vietnam war. In addition, it analyzes the impacts of august Democratic convetion in Chicago on the antiwar dissent. In the end it draws the perspective after 1968.
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The Protest Movement of 1968 in Great Britain
Hrabal, Tomáš ; Váška, Jan (advisor) ; Renner, Tomáš (referee)
This Bachelor thesis deals with the protest movement of 1968 in Great Britain while analysing its basis, particular examples and eventually its interpretation. The text is divided into four chapters. In the first chapter, attention is given to the socio-political context of the protests, in particular to the transformation of the society occuring in the 1960s, the policy of the Labour Party, British New Left and the peace movement of the 1950s and 1960s. The second chapter reports on three anti-Vietnam war marches in London. The circumstances of the marches are mentioned here as well as leading persons who initiated them. The marches are examined separately, the third and biggest one most in detail. In the third chapter, the examples of student protests at British universities and colleges are described with special emphasis on their causes. Eventually, in the fourth chapter, the protest movement is interpreted, i.e. the arguments of critics are outlined, concidering protests reasonless and existing only due to the action of radical groups. The validity of this opinions is proved using particular examples of protests.
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Anticommunist propaganda in the United States 1945-1975
Ošťádal, Adam ; Kozák, Kryštof (advisor) ; Calda, Miloš (referee)
Anticommunist propaganda achieved its greatest success in the period from the late 40s of the 20th century until the beginning of the Vietnam War. It managed to convince the American society of participation in the Korean War, to launch a Red Scare at home and to affect greatly the lives and behavior of the Americans facing a threat of a nuclear conflict between the U.S. and the USSR. However it failed to ensure and maintain support for the U.S. involvement in Vietnam. The main goal of this work is to specify causes of the propaganda failure which is considered one of the decisive factors that led to the withdrawal of troops and final defeat in Vietnam.
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